Taking Liberties Episode 7

by | May 13, 2019 | Podcast, Uncategorized

In this episode, our hosts Mahroh Jahangiri and Elizabeth Ross speak with our guest Angel Sanchez to discuss his recent article “In Spite of Prison” as well as developments in the prison abolition movement more broadly. This episode also features an...

Taking Liberties Episode 6

by | Mar 11, 2019 | Podcast

Our guests are Rachel Sandalow-Ash and Niharika Singh who discuss their work as members of the organizing committee of the Harvard Graduate Students Union – United Auto Workers.  We discuss history of the union, the committee’s effort to secure a contract,...

Taking Liberties Episode 5

by | Mar 7, 2019 | Podcast

The panel discusses current issues related to immigrants’ rights including a law suit challenging the practice of using video conferences in removal proceedings, and law suits that challenge President Trump’s emergency declaration. Our guests are Professor Phil Torrey...

Taking Liberties Episode 4

by | Dec 18, 2018 | Podcast

The panel reviews some progressive victories coming out of ballot initiatives in the 2018 midterm elections and has a discussion on competing perspectives on victim’s rights bills.  Our guest for this episode is Robert Anderson, Director of the Native American...

Taking Liberties Episode 3

by | Nov 21, 2018 | Podcast

The panel discusses a RFRA claim against immigration policy, a cake-baking case from the UK Supreme Court, and the consequences of Shelby County v. Holder. Our guest is Judge Nancy Gertner who discusses her career as a civil rights attorney and how that shaped her...

Taking Liberties Episode 2

by | Oct 31, 2018 | Podcast

The panel discusses voter rights issues in Georgia, North Dakota, Arizona, and Michigan. Our guest for this episode is Professor Jed Purdy of Duke Law School, who discusses how the Supreme Court’s First Amendment jurisprudence has undergone a shift from being a...